Comments on: Technology � the great disconnect http://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: drowehttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4765 drowe Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:20:35 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4765 I understand completely about the remotes. When I had to replace my mother-in-law's tv a few years ago the only requirement I had was the remote had to have no more than channel up/down, volume up/down, on/off and numbers. Nothing else. It was difficult to find one that simple, but we did and she didn't have any more problems. I understand completely about the remotes. When I had to replace my mother-in-law’s tv a few years ago the only requirement I had was the remote had to have no more than channel up/down, volume up/down, on/off and numbers. Nothing else. It was difficult to find one that simple, but we did and she didn’t have any more problems.

]]> By: reidmehttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4763 reidme Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:34:11 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4763 Good user interface design is a precious and rare commodity. Even if you know how to "fix" things that are designed poorly, do you really want to waste your time doing it, and worse, having to do it over and over again for friends and family that know you have that skill? Simple may be a relative term, and like beauty it's in the eye of the beholder, but everybody agrees on ugly. Good user interface design is a precious and rare commodity. Even if you know how to “fix” things that are designed poorly, do you really want to waste your time doing it, and worse, having to do it over and over again for friends and family that know you have that skill?

Simple may be a relative term, and like beauty it’s in the eye of the beholder, but everybody agrees on ugly.

]]> By: ctmagnushttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4689 ctmagnus Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:35:02 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4689 What I do with (multi)remotes is print out a quicky version of the programming instructions along with all the appropriate device codes on a label maker, and stick the label on the inside of the battery cover. What I do with (multi)remotes is print out a quicky version of the programming instructions along with all the appropriate device codes on a label maker, and stick the label on the inside of the battery cover.

]]> By: Tyler Pucketthttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4670 Tyler Puckett Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:04:09 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/02/26/technology-%e2%80%93-the-great-disconnect/#comment-4670 I love your comment at the end: My lawn mower doesn't run! Hah. It's so amazing how you can fix his remote control without too much difficulty, which absolutely bewilders him, and he's able to fix your lawnmower without too much difficulty, which bewilders you. Simple definitely is a relative term. :) I love your comment at the end: My lawn mower doesn’t run! Hah. It’s so amazing how you can fix his remote control without too much difficulty, which absolutely bewilders him, and he’s able to fix your lawnmower without too much difficulty, which bewilders you. Simple definitely is a relative term. :)

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